Crash of an Avro 652A Anson I in Yajalón: 6 killed

Date & Time: Aug 25, 1958 at 0945 LT
Type of aircraft:
Registration:
XB-YUZ
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
San Cristóbal de Las Casas – Yajalón
Country:
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
4
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
6
Circumstances:
The twin engine aircraft departed San Cristóbal de Las Casas around 0920LT on a flight to Yajalón. While approaching Yajalón Airport, the airplane collided with a second Anson registered XB-YUB and also operated by Servicios Aéreos de Chiapas. Inbound from Tuxtla Gutiérrez , the second Anson was carrying nine passengers and a crew of two. Following the collision, both aircraft dove into the ground and crashed in a prairie. All 17 occupants on both aircraft were killed. The exact circumstances of the collision remains unclear.

Crash of a Lockheed L-749 Constellation near Guadalajara: 45 killed

Date & Time: Jun 2, 1958 at 2206 LT
Operator:
Registration:
XA-MEV
Flight Phase:
Survivors:
No
Site:
Schedule:
Guadalajara – Mexico City
MSN:
2665
YOM:
1951
Flight number:
AM111
Country:
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
38
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
45
Circumstances:
The aircraft took off from Guadalajara Airport on a scheduled flight to Mexico City, carrying 38 passengers and a crew of 7. It did not follow the established climb-out procedure and crashed at approximately 2206 hours local time against La Latilla mountain, approximately 13 km from the radio beacon west of Guadalajara Airport, killing all persons aboard.
Probable cause:
The aircraft did not climb out in accordance with previously approved procedures - the provisions of which are set out in the Airports Manual.
Final Report:

Crash of a Lascurain Aura in Mexico City: 2 killed

Date & Time: Dec 24, 1957
Type of aircraft:
Registration:
XB-ZEU
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Mexico City - Mexico City
MSN:
01
YOM:
1957
Country:
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Aircraft flight hours:
16
Circumstances:
The crew was performing a test flight on this new Mexican prototype built by the engineer Ángel Lascurain y Osio. Shortly after takeoff, while in initial climb, both engines failed. The pilot elected to return for an emergency landing but on short final, the undercarriage struck a mound of earth. The aircraft overturned and crashed upside down in a field. Both occupants were killed, test pilot Carlos Castillo Segura (aged 35) and Ángel Lascurain y Osio aged 76.
Source: http://www.elbiplano.com/Lascurain.html
Probable cause:
Double engine failure.

Crash of a Fairchild C-82A-FA Packet in Mérida: 3 killed

Date & Time: Oct 28, 1957
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
XA-LIW
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Mérida - Mérida
Country:
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The crew was involved in a local test flight when the airplane crashed in unknown circumstances shortly after takeoff from Mérida-Rejon Airport. The wreckage was found five km from the airfield and all three occupants were killed.

Crash of a Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina off Chamela: 1 killed

Date & Time: Jun 4, 1957
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
MP-54
Flight Phase:
Survivors:
Yes
Location:
Country:
Crew on board:
8
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
Crashed in unknown circumstances into the ocean off Chamela. A crew member was killed while seven others were rescued. The aircraft was lost.

Crash of a Consolidated B-24J Liberator in Mérida: 4 killed

Date & Time: Apr 15, 1957 at 0753 LT
Operator:
Registration:
XA-KUN
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Mérida – Mexico City
Country:
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
After takeoff from runway 10, while climbing to an altitude of 300 feet, the pilot made a turn to the left heading 65° then continued climbing for about 400 to 600 feet when control was lost. The airplane stalled and crashed in a huge explosion in the Calle 54 Sur Street, about two km north of the airport. The aircraft was destroyed upon impact and all three occupants were killed, among them the Mexican Actor and Singer Pedro Infante who was acting pilot on this flight. A kid on the ground was also killed.
Probable cause:
The accident was due to a maneuvering error which consisted in making two turns onto the Mexico City heading without conforming the distance and procedure specifications and below the prescribed altitudes and speeds. This error was aggravated by a probable shifting of the load due to improper securing.
Final Report:

Crash of a Douglas B-18 Bolo in Petalcingo: 5 killed

Date & Time: Apr 13, 1957 at 1325 LT
Type of aircraft:
Registration:
XA-KAP
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Site:
Schedule:
Yajalón – Tuxtla Gutierrez
Country:
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
2
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
Five minutes after its takeoff from Yajalón, the twin engine aircraft struck the slope of a mountain and crashed near Petalcingo, Chiapas. All five occupants were killed. The airplane was performing a cargo flight to Tuxtla Gutierrez, carrying a load of 50 sacks of coffee for a total weight of 2,5 tons. It is believed that an engine failed during initial climb, probably because the aircraft was overloaded.
Crew:
Enrique McCormick Curiel, pilot,
Adrian Castillo, copilot,
Margarito Valdez, mechanic.
Passengers:
Christobal Monzon,
Enrique McCormick Sanchez Jr.

Crash of a Beechcraft AT-11 Kansan near Tlacolulan: 3 killed

Date & Time: Jun 15, 1956 at 0130 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
BHB-1516
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Site:
Schedule:
Mexico City – Veracruz
MSN:
3969
YOM:
1943
Country:
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
While cruising by night, the twin engine aircraft hit the slope of Mt Torrecillas located near Tlacolulan. All three crew members were killed.

Crash of a Douglas C-47A-70-DL in Mexico City: 4 killed

Date & Time: Nov 5, 1955
Registration:
XC-ABW
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Mexico City – Acapulco
MSN:
19217
YOM:
1943
Country:
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
14
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
Shortly after takeoff from Mexico City-Benito Juarez Airport, the aircraft suffered an engine failure, stalled and crashed into the lake Texcoco. A crew member and three passengers were killed, among them the Mexican architect Carlos Lazo Barreiro. All 14 other occupants were injured. The flight was completed on behalf of the Ministry of Communications and Public Works (Secretaría de Comunicaciones y Obras Públicas - SCOP).
Probable cause:
Engine failure shortly after liftoff.